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The flu or pneumonia claimed the lives of one out of every 10 Americans who died during the week ending February 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Throughout most of the nation, the flu appears to remain on the rise, Acting CDC Director Anne Schuchat, MD, said at…

The new year has again coincided with a hike in U.S. drug prices, with more than 30 drugs seeing an increase. However, after receiving continued criticism from both the public and politicians, the industry appears to be sticking within a 10% self-imposed price-hike limit, according to consultant GlobalData.…

Neither dose of AM-111 (Auris Medical Holding) led to a statistically significant improvement in hearing among patients with severe to profound sudden deafness in the HEALOS phase 3 clinical trial, the company says. However, one subgroup did show a benefit. Auris announced that top-line results from…

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new guidance that adults with type-2 diabetes can aim for an easier-to-achieve blood sugar target than what’s been used to guide treatment in the past, according to a Reuters report. But that advice is already controversial. Based on its review of…

Changing the prices of seven foods, including fruits, vegetables, and sugar-sweetened beverages, could reduce deaths due to stroke, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease and address health disparities in the United States, according to a study led by Tufts University researchers. In the study, published…

President Donald Trump said prescription drug prices will come “rocketing down” under the leadership of the new secretary of Health and Social Services (HHS), according to a report from The Hill. “We have to get the prices of prescription drugs way down and unravel the tangled web of special interest…

The FDA’s bid to shut down an Arkansas drug compounder over allegations of “serious deficiencies” is drawing a heated response from the company owner, who says he’s fighting “a bureaucracy that makes broad claims against us, gives little feedback, and ignores independent third-party experts.”…

The FDA has approved tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor (Symdeko, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients 12 years of age and older who have two copies of the F508del mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene…

The FDA has approved apalutamide (Erleada, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies), the first treatment indicated for nonmetastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer. “This approval is the first to use the endpoint of metastasis-free survival, measuring the length of time that tumors did not spread…

The FDA has approved a new indication for durvalumab (Imfinzi, AstraZeneca)–– treating patients with unresectable stage III non–small–cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose cancer has not progressed after treatment with chemoradiation. Durvalumab becomes the first treatment approved to reduce the risk…

To keep rising health care costs in check, many health insurers have adopted a strategy known as “step therapy,” a policy requiring patients to try cheaper drugs first—and find them to be ineffective—before approving pricier medication. However, some health care experts contend the approach,…

A mass shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead has reopened a debate in Congress about loosening long-standing restrictions on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) research into gun violence, according to an article in The Hill. Democrats have frequently railed against…

After reviewing the latest research, the FDA has reaffirmed its 2014 warning that power morcellators should rarely be used in gynecological surgery because of the risk of spreading a hidden uterine cancer. According to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the FDA said the latest studies are consistent…

A vast research study that sought to settle a long-standing debate about whether or not antidepressant drugs really work has found they are indeed effective in relieving acute depression in adults, according to a Reuters report. The international study––a meta-analysis pooling results of 522 trials…

The FDA has approved a combination of acetaminophen and the prodrug benzhydrocodone (Apadaz, KemPharm, Inc.) that the manufacturer believes is “a differentiated product for the short-term management of acute pain.” The FDA approved the immediate-release product for the short-term (no more than…